Born in Surry County, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Daughter of Abraham Howard
and Jane (Allen) Howard
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Abner Vance Sr.
— married
1779 in Surry, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
John Vance, Tabitha (Vance) Howard, William Harvey Vance, Acenthia Sena Vance, Jane Alena (Vance) Dempsey, Richard D. Vance, Elizabeth Susanna Vance, Abner Vance Jr., Mary Amelia (Vance) Brown, James Howard Vance, Rebecca (Vance) Lowe, Elijah Vance, Minerva Vance and Sarah (Vance) McCloud
Died
at about age 93
in Sarah Ann, Logan County, Virginia, United States
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Biography
Susie (Howard) Vance lived in Appalachia, in North Carolina.
The caption of a Find A Grave: Memorial #34769080, the principal source currently supporting this profile, describes her as follows:
She was the great grandmother of "Devil Anse" through Elizabeth and her daughter Nancy Vance, "Devil Anses" mother.
She was the wife of Abner Sr. hung in Abingdon Va July 16, 1819 for the killing of Horton, reputed father of Nancy Vance. The reason being abandonment. More than 4,000 were at Abner's hanging after various trials lasting three years. Abner is recognized for patriotic service during the Great American Revolution by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
After Abner's hanging, Susannah with her children came across the Big Sandy. Abner and Susannah are the ancestors of southwestern West Virginia Vances.
Uncle Jim "Bad" Vance was a leading instigator in the feud and assigned assassin of most of the McCoys. He killed his first McCoy, Asa Harmon McCoy, hid out in a Kentucky cave in 1865. Uncle Jim was eventually caught up with in 1888 and his place of burial is unknown.
In 1779 Abner Vance married Susannah Howard in Lebanon , Virginia [1]. They made their home in Russell County, Virginia. and this was where their children were born:
- Tabitha Vance Browning 1782–1864
- William Harvey Vance 1789–1853
- Richard D Vance 1792–1850
- Elizabeth Vance Horton 1794–1850
- Abner Vance 1796–1888
- James Vance 1799–1872
- Sarah Vance McCloud 1811–1867
- Rhoda Vance Elkins 1811–1881
- Nancy A. Vance Hatfield 1813–1895
In 1850 Susannah Vance was enumerated in the household of Francis Browning, Logan county, Virginia [2]
The above cited grave memorial represents that Susannah "Susie" (Howard) Vance died in 1860, and was buried in Hatfield Family Cemetery, Sarah Ann, Logan County, West Virginia, USA.
Notes
Marker not found by Keith Vance 12-24-08
Some genealogists believe Susannah, (daughter of Abraham and Jane Allen Howard) buried here, perhaps the first. Others consider Susannah may be buried in the old Vance Cemetery at Island Creek.
Sources
- ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DZ-317 : 12 April 2016), Susannah Vance , United States; citing family 484, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Susie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Susie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Susie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Susie:
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~3.12%
~3.12%
Eula (Burgess) Blankenship 
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F219921 [compare], FTDNA kit #219921
-
~1.56%
~3.12%
Laura Clay :
23andMe, GEDmatch HV7390206 [compare]
-
~1.56%
~6.25%
Joyce (Farra) Childers :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A348629 [compare], Ancestry member JF
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Shirley Blankenship :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F216326 [compare], FTDNA kit #216326
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~1.17%
Sheryl Moore :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member SherylMooreBeard
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~0.78%
Maggie Hedrick :
23andMe, GEDmatch M866356 [compare]
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Betty Toppings :
23andMe, GEDmatch M262537 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Terri Haddox :
23andMe, GEDmatch M815642 [compare]
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~0.78%
Therese (McIntyre) Browning :
23andMe, GEDmatch ZG5038854 [compare], yourDNAportal THE9da0b354
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A385786 [compare], Ancestry member Therese_Wellsville
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~0.78%
Sondra Sampson :
23andMe, GEDmatch PN9263436 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CS8223436 [compare], Ancestry member Fiveofmom
-
~0.78%
Sandi Compton :
23andMe, GEDmatch EN3253284 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member SandiMayo1986
-
~0.78%
Veona Galbraith :
23andMe
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Jacqueline (Chapman) Williams :
AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal JACf09d8d6c, Ancestry member jacquelinechapmanwilliams
-
~0.78%
Vickie Loyd :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Kathleen (Browning) Welch :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A584892 [compare], Ancestry member krwelch44
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~0.78%
Gary Coleman :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YD1994170 [compare], yourDNAportal GAR4a3cfcdc
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~0.78%
Kathy (Justice) Jewell :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
Annette (Lester) Saunders :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T589645 [compare], FTDNA kit #448719
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Lawrence Dillard :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
James Vance :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch md6609176 [compare]
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~0.39%
April Elkins :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Christina (Oney) Smith :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Amber (Surface) Eakin :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Gina Williamson :
23andMe, GEDmatch TW5111498 [compare], yourDNAportal GIN87c7bc41
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KD8768040 [compare], yourDNAportal GIN87c7bc41, Ancestry member imajinx10
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch FS7079315 [compare], yourDNAportal GIN87c7bc41
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~0.39%
Paul Helmuth :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Paul_A_Helmuth
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~0.39%
Christopher Hoff :
AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal CHR7f4eec53, Ancestry member chefhoff1
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~0.39%
John Williamson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch AT4407756 [compare], yourDNAportal JOH6b316784, Ancestry member hanover_42
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Uncle Jim "Bad" Vance was a leading instigator in the feud and assigned assassin of most of the McCoys. He killed his first McCoy, Asa Harmon McCoy, hid out in a Kentucky cave in 1865. Uncle Jim was eventually caught up with in 1888 and his place of burial is unknown.
She was the great grandmother of "Devil Anse" through Elizabeth and her daughter Nancy Vance, "Devil Anses" mother.
She was the wife of Abner Sr. hung in Abingdon Va July 16, 1819 for the killing of Horton, reputed father of Nancy Vance. The reason being abandonment. More than 4,000 were at Abner's hanging after various trials lasting three years. Abner is recognized for patriotic service during the Great American Revolution by the Daughters of the American Revolution.